to be deeply impressed (by); to be moved (by); to admire greatly
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
number of births; number of babies born
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
physical work; manual labour (labor)
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
seductive; sensual; coquettish
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
strict; formal; strait-laced; stuffy; prudish; serious
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
indeed; really; truly; very much
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
February; second month of the lunar calendar
mysterious thief; phantom thief
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
loop; band; loop (in a program); looping (of a video, slideshow, etc.); repeating (e.g. of a conversation); time loop (in fiction); temporal loop
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
even though it is not; despite not
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to hold firmly in one's mouth; to clamp down on with one's teeth; to bring (a man) in (for sexual purposes); to lure in
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
indecent talk; obscene talk; lewd conversation; dirty story; smut
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
detached; aloof; indifferent